as in photograph
an old type of photographic image that was made on a piece of silver or a piece of copper covered in silver
The exhibit includes a series of fascinating daguerreotypes from the Civil War.
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The French writer Honoré de Balzac confessed to fearing that each time a daguerreotype was taken of him, a layer of his skin would be peeled off.
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Sohini Desai, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
The Madison daguerreotype came to light as the sellers, whom Sotheby’s are not identifying, were cleaning out a basement after a relative had died.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 11 June 2024
The fragile daguerreotypes of the early 1840s launched a period of constant experimentation.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
The daguerreotype, which opens for online bidding on June 12, carries an estimate of $50,000 to $70,000.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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Sohini Desai, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
The Madison daguerreotype came to light as the sellers, whom Sotheby’s are not identifying, were cleaning out a basement after a relative had died.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 11 June 2024
The fragile daguerreotypes of the early 1840s launched a period of constant experimentation.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
The daguerreotype, which opens for online bidding on June 12, carries an estimate of $50,000 to $70,000.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 11 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for daguerreotype
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